EP1168991A4 - Method and apparatus for positioning a patient - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for positioning a patient

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Publication number
EP1168991A4
EP1168991A4 EP00920081A EP00920081A EP1168991A4 EP 1168991 A4 EP1168991 A4 EP 1168991A4 EP 00920081 A EP00920081 A EP 00920081A EP 00920081 A EP00920081 A EP 00920081A EP 1168991 A4 EP1168991 A4 EP 1168991A4
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patient
positioning
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1168991A1 (en
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Steenburg Kip Van
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OR Group Inc
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OR Group Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/01—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces
    • A61F5/04—Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints
    • A61F5/05—Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints for immobilising
    • A61F5/058—Splints
    • A61F5/05833—Splints rigidified by vacuum evacuation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/37—Restraining devices for the body or for body parts, e.g. slings; Restraining shirts
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S5/00—Beds
    • Y10S5/911—Bead containing
EP00920081A 1999-04-09 2000-03-03 Method and apparatus for positioning a patient Withdrawn EP1168991A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US289558 1994-08-12
US09/289,558 US6308353B1 (en) 1999-04-09 1999-04-09 Method and apparatus for positioning a patient
PCT/US2000/008842 WO2000061038A1 (en) 1999-04-09 2000-03-03 Method and apparatus for positioning a patient

Publications (2)

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EP1168991A1 EP1168991A1 (en) 2002-01-09
EP1168991A4 true EP1168991A4 (en) 2004-08-04

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EP00920081A Withdrawn EP1168991A4 (en) 1999-04-09 2000-03-03 Method and apparatus for positioning a patient

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US (1) US6308353B1 (en)
EP (1) EP1168991A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2002540892A (en)
AU (1) AU766862B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2369216A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2000061038A1 (en)

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AU766862B2 (en) 2003-10-23
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